Rise, Tarnished: Elden Ring Officially Releases on Switch 2 This Summer
- On Thursday, June 4, 2026, publisher Bandai Namco announced that Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition will launch on NintendoSwitch2 on August 28, 2026, ending months of speculation about the port's release timing.
- Initially slated for 2025, the release was delayed after public Gamescom demonstrations revealed performance issues; Bandai Namco acknowledged the delay was necessary to "allow time for performance adjustments."
- This version includes the base game and The Erdtree DLC plus exclusive cosmetics; Kotaku's Rebekah Valentine tested a newer build at the Game Developers Conference in March, reporting the port ran "extremely fine."
- An Amazon listing suggests an $80 price point, while new classes, weapons, and customization options will eventually arrive on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC platforms alongside the Switch 2 release.
- FromSoftware is developing The Duskbloods, a Switch 2 exclusive spiritual successor to 2015's Bloodborne, as the studio continues work on multiplayer-centric titles four years after the original Elden Ring's launch.
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Rise, Tarnished: Elden Ring officially releases on Switch 2 this summer
While we are still waiting an official release date on FromSoft’s Switch 2 exclusive, The Duskbloods, ready your swords my fells Tarnished warriors, you will officially be heading back to The Lands Between in just two months time – the release date for Elden Ring Tarnished Edition on Switch 2 has been revealed. more…
Bigstock After several weeks of speculation and delays, Nintendo finally confirmed the release of Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition for the Nintendo Switch 2. The RPG, the result of collaboration between Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R. R. Martin, will reach the company's new console on August 28, 2026. The announcement is part of Nintendo's strategy to boost the sales of its latest hardware, which, although it has shown solid performance in its earl…
Elden Ring gets paid DLC on PC, Xbox and PlayStation; Elden Ring Tarnished Edition on Switch 2
More content coming our way in August. Elden Ring Tarnished Edition on Switch 2 will also make new, paid DLC available on Windows PC, Xbox, and PlayStation — and it’s all coming this August. “Elden Ring Tarnished Edition will include the acclaimed expansion Shadow of the Erdtree, featuring an epic new adventure expanding on the story of the original,” Bandai Namco said in a press release this morning. “The title also features brand new content i…
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